Blog and updates
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30 Dec 2017
Planning Africa's Smart Cities
This video looks at the possibilities of countries in Sub Saharan Africa upgrading their infrastructure by using Green Building Councils to help promote smart cities, better able to make the most...
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27 Dec 2017
Who else could you fit in London?
Time Out has a thought experiment - which cities, regions and countries could be fitted into the land area covered by Greater London? The resulting maps might make a superb addition to a classroom...
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27 Dec 2017
Climate change to trigger increased asylum seekers in Europe
The study in Science Daily investigates the likelihood that increased asylum seekers in Europe will be directly linked to increased atmospheric temperatures.
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27 Dec 2017
Changing Places - Blackpool: A Forgotten Town
Blackpool rose to prominence with the Industrial Revolution and started to fall behind with the rise of cheap airlines and the structural decline of the domestic tourist industry.
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26 Dec 2017
Shanghai sets population at 25 million
In a bid to avoid so-called "big city disease", the Guardian reports that China’s financial hub of Shanghai will limit its population to 25 million people by 2035.
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20 Dec 2017
Global natural disaster costs more than double to $136bn
The reinsurance company Swiss Re estimates that natural and manmade disasters created $136bn of insured losses in 2017, double the 2016 figure and well above the 10 year average of $58bn.
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19 Dec 2017
Plastic waste to be tackled by the UK
Michael Gove has outlined a new policy to tackle the growing environmental concern.
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17 Dec 2017
Myanmar: The Hidden Truth
This Panorama report from Justin Rowlatt will be useful for students taking the A level human rights topic.
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12 Dec 2017
Changing Places: Tilbury and the story of a changing UK
A revealing and memorable video report on Tilbury - one of the most marginal political constituencies in the UK
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11 Dec 2017
Deforestation in Sao Paulo and Chronic Water Shortages
Here is an article that highlights the crucial role of forests. Sao Paolo may experience devastating water shortages if deforestation of the Amazon Rainforest continues, impacting lives of over...
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11 Dec 2017
Changing Places - A New Paris Every Five Days
According to a new report, the World adds a new city the size of Paris every 5 days!
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10 Dec 2017
Californian wildfires continue to threaten communities
It is rare for wildfires to continue so far into the winter season but with California having suffered drought conditions for the last 5 out of 6 years, the fires look set to continue.
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5 Dec 2017
UN agrees to help reduce ocean plastic waste
Despite the proposal from the UN not being legally binding; environmental groups see this landmark announcement as a pivotal change that will lead to future action.
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29 Nov 2017
Melting icebergs feed a trail of phytoplankton in their wake
Concern at large blocks of ice-sheet breaking off from the perimeter of Antarctica and icebergs calving off glaciers emerging from the Greenland ice-sheet are worrying indicators of rising global...
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26 Nov 2017
Bali volcano is at red warning level
A large plume of smoke from Mount Agung has risen to 4000m into the atmosphere. This is the second eruption of this type in a week and it is causing disruption for flights in the region.
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20 Nov 2017
Nasa forecasts how ice melt will impact on cities
Detailed research by Nasa looks into how different cities will be affected as sections of ice sheets melt. Studies of the earth's spin and gravitational pull has allowed scientists to identify...
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12 Nov 2017
Hope for the UK bee population
Following years of campaigns by environmental groups and many online petitions raising awareness of the plight of global bee populations; finally there's good news for bees in the UK.
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10 Nov 2017
Yemen's famine crisis
The ongoing conflict in Yemen is likely to result in millions of deaths as a result of famine.
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9 Nov 2017
Continuous Urban Fabric - BBC's New Landscape Map
How much of the UK is continuous urban fabric? Buildings cover less of Britain than the land revealed when the tide goes out!
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31 Oct 2017
Sustainable Cities - World Bank Photo Competition
The World Bank have announced the winners of their competition for photos that capture the future of sustainable cities. Globally, 66 out of 100 people will live in urban areas by 2050.
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